Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Holman Bible
but laziness will lead to forced labor.
International Standard Version
The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.
A Conservative Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.
American Standard Version
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Amplified
The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
Bible in Basic English
The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
Darby Translation
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.
Julia Smith Translation
The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.
King James 2000
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
Modern King James verseion
The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A diligent hand shall bear rule; but the idle shall be under tribute.
NET Bible
The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.
New Heart English Bible
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
The Emphasized Bible
The hand of the diligent, shall hear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.
Webster
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
World English Bible
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Youngs Literal Translation
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
Themes
Diligence » In temporal matters, leads to » Honor
Government » Who shall bear rule
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
23
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24
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Cross References
Proverbs 10:4
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 12:27
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Genesis 49:15
He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor.
1 Kings 9:21
their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction--these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day.
1 Kings 11:28
The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:20
And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah only.
Proverbs 17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
Proverbs 26:13-16
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"